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Automotive Technician

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OCAO-Office of Human Resources 119 D Street NE

Washington, DC (In Person)

$106,042 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 2 weeks ago (Updated 1 week ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/15/2026

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Automotive Technician Legislive Branch U.S. Capitol Police Summary The United Stes Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, ors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislive responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment. Learn more about this agency Summary The United Stes Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, ors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislive responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2026 to 05/19/2026 Salary $91,083
  • $121,002 per year Pay scale & grade CP 07 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
  • Occasional travel may be necessary to tend training or support mission requirements Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 07 Job family (Series) 5823 Automotive Mechanic Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Announcement number req728 Control number 867955500 This job is open to Help The public U.
S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Navige to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers Duties Help The position is loced in the Vehicle Management Division of the Office of Facilities and Logistics, Office of Logistical Services, Office of the Chief Administrive Officer, United Stes Capitol Police (USCP). The incumbent performs the full range of mechanical repairs, services and adjustments to a wide variety of fleet vehicles, performs preventive maintenance and installs and removes police emergency equipment and accessories. Performs the full range of repairs, services and adjustments to a wide range of fleet vehicles including trucks, vans, buses, special bomb and hazm vehicles, light towers, message centers, trailers and all United Stes Capitol Police (USCP) equipment. Duties include diagnosing and performing repairs to electrical and ignition, heing and air conditioning, steering and suspension, wheels, axles and brakes, engines and transmissions, and fuel and injection systems and reviewing completed work for quality. Uses a wide variety of test equipment to trace, diagnose, and loce defects and determine the type and extent of repairs required and disassembles, inspects and rebuilds components in completing tasks. Serves as primary installer, repair and service mechanic for fleet emergency equipment including emergency lighting, mobile telephones, sirens, radios, shot gun racks, alarm systems, and switch panels. Performs preventive maintenance and service inspections. Performs extensive repair of bicycles. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. citizen. Successful completion of a background investigion is required. Must complete a one-year probionary period. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and/or experience requirements described below. For
CP-07/GS-09
Applicants qualifying for the
CP-07/GS-09
level includes one (1) year/52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to least
CP-06/GS-08
level.
Specialized experience consists of:
working on automotive repairs such as overhauling major components, replacing defective parts, adjusting brakes, engine idle, voltage or valves; troubleshooting, repair diagnoses; or servicing he and/or air conditioning units and components. Current Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certificions in all of the following five (5) areas listed below: 1. Suspension and Steering 2. Brakes 3. Electrical/Electronic Systems 4. Heing and Air Conditioning 5. Engine Performance And
  • Certificions Must Be Included to Consider Applicion Complete
  • All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing de of the vacancy announcement.
(Informion on Qualificion & Educion is loced the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/) Educion There is no educion substitution for experience in this series and/or grade. Additional informion Additional Conditions of Employment with the
USCP:
As per the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) and the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019, criminal history informion will only be collected following a qualificions review and after a tentive offer of employment has been made. A criminal history does not automically exclude an applicant from employment with the USCP. Criminal History Check
  • Must successfully pass a comprehensive criminal history check of the past 10 years if offered employment. A criminal history check performed on applicants who accept an offer of employment. Credit Check
  • Must successfully pass a credit check. Applicants must not be in default or delinquent on any Federal guaranteed student loans. Applicants must demonstre a competent financial history. Financial delinquency including collection accounts, liens, repossessions, or garnishments may be a basis for disqualificion. Selective Service Registrion
  • Male applicants must provide verificion of registrion with the Selective Service System or must verify exemption from the Selective Service System registrion because of age or military stus.
Female applicants are exempt from Selective Service System registrion.
https:
//www.sss.gov/verify/ Fingerprint Check
  • Applicants' fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigion (FBI) for a check of their criminal history record. Background Investigion
  • Must successfully complete all components of the USCP full field background investigion.
There are few automic grounds for rejection in the USCP background investigion process. Issues of misconduct, such as illegal drug use, arrests, or convictions, may not be automically disqualifying. However, delibere misstements, omissions, or intentionally withholding required informion any phase of the hiring process will result in a candide's disqualificion regardless of the nure or reason for the misstement or omission. The primary reason candides fail a background investigion is due to deliberely withholding or omitting merial facts. Providing false and/or misleading informion may be grounds for removal from the applicion and selection process. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
Evaluion Factors:
Please address all Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) within the narrive responses so th your experience can be evalued properly. We will review your resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documention to determine if you meet the minimum requirements for this job. If you meet the minimum requirements for this job, we will evalue your applicion merials to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your qualificions, accomplishments, experience, and educion as they rele to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. Failure to successfully pass a full field background investigion and all segments of the pre-employment evaluion process will result in disqualificion from further considerion under this vacancy announcement. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be received by the closing de of this announcement: 1.
Your resume:
Effective September 27, 2025, resume page limit is two (2) pages and should include a description of reled job duties as well as des of employment (mm/yy). Margins cannot be smaller than .5 all around and the font no smaller than 11-point. 2.
Other supporting documents:
  • Veterans Preference Documention, if applicable.
  • College transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion, or other documention to prove possession of the basic requirements for this position.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Navige to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers 1. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion package. 3. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. 4. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your account and select the job posting for this position. The page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received, and any correspondence the Department has sent reled to this applicion. 5. Failure to provide all required documents and informion requested by the closing de of this announcement may result in your applicion not being The complete applicion package must be submitted by 7:59 PM (ET) on the closing de to receive considerion. Agency contact informion veronica.mason.ctr@uscp.gov Address OCAO-Office of Human Resources 119 D Street
NE 119 D
Street NE Washington, DC 20510 Next steps After a review of your applicion merials is made, you notified of your eligibility stus. If you are referred to the hiring official, you will receive further notificion. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Please note th if you are not selected for this position, the USCP may not be able to provide specific feedback or disclose the reasons for your disqualificion, due to confidentiality and legal considerions reled to the hiring process. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be received by the closing de of this announcement: 1.
Your resume:
Effective September 27, 2025, resume page limit is two (2) pages and should include a description of reled job duties as well as des of employment (mm/yy). Margins cannot be smaller than .5 all around and the font no smaller than 11-point. 2.
Other supporting documents:
  • Veterans Preference Documention, if applicable.
  • College transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion, or other documention to prove possession of the basic requirements for this position.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Navige to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers 1. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion package. 3. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. 4. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your account and select the job posting for this position. The page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received, and any correspondence the Department has sent reled to this applicion. 5. Failure to provide all required documents and informion requested by the closing de of this announcement may result in your applicion not being The complete applicion package must be submitted by 7:59 PM (ET) on the closing de to receive considerion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion veronica.mason.ctr@uscp.gov Address OCAO-Office of Human Resources 119 D Street
NE 119 D
Street NE Washington, DC 20510 Next steps After a review of your applicion merials is made, you notified of your eligibility stus. If you are referred to the hiring official, you will receive further notificion. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Please note th if you are not selected for this position, the USCP may not be able to provide specific feedback or disclose the reasons for your disqualificion, due to confidentiality and legal considerions reled to the hiring process. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2026 to 05/19/2026 Salary $91,083
  • $121,002 per year Pay scale & grade CP 07 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
  • Occasional travel may be necessary to tend training or support mission requirements Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 07 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Announcement number req728 Control number 867955500

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